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SUMMARY:The IMSA/WeatherTech Races and Porscheplatz at VIR
DESCRIPTION:By Jim Condon \nThe IMSA/Weathertech races were the big events at VIR this year\, on Saturday\, August 27 and Sunday\, August 28. Click here to see the photo gallery that goes along with this article. \nPCA Zone 2 sponsored the Porscheplatz tent on the hill overlooking Turn 4 and the adjacent Porsche Corral. This location provides a good track view and was perfect for watching the practice session on Saturday morning. See the photos of the Porsche GT3 cup winners Jesse Lazare (the winner in #21)\, Lucas Catania (second place in #26)\, and Jeff Mosing (Platinum Masters winner in car #01) practicing. The Platinum Masters class is for drivers age 45 and older. Factory-supported GTLM (the “pro” GT class) cars like the Porsche #912 often climb the very bumpy gators in Turn 4 in order to straighten and shorten the track. They probably replace a lot suspension parts after each race. Factory drivers also push the limits so hard that they frequently go off—see the Audi mowing grass coming out of the Hog Pen turn. \nThe Porscheplatz offered tours of the Alex Job Racing transporter and workshop to PCA members who signed up early on Saturday morning. We got to see them preparing their GTD-class GT3 RSR for Sunday afternoon’s enduro race and to ask questions about strategy. Most Porsche teams (even the sponsor Weathertech) skipped the GTD race because they were unhappy with the “balance of performance” handicap imposed on Porsches\, which is intended to keep any one manufacturer from dominating the race series. The whole paddock was full of fast cars with spectacular paint jobs on full view of anyone who was willing to walk around. \nSaturday afternoon was dominatd by the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) 2.5-hour endurance race. The qualifying cars were lined up in the hot pits for viewing by spectactors just prior to the race. The #33 Cayman GT4 clubsport driven by Danny Burkett & Marc Miller won the race\, which started out in sunshine\, had several restarts following incidents\, and was hit by a monsoon in the middle. After a number of cars went off due to low visibility and high water on the track\, the race was interrupted for almost an hour. See the photo of a mechanic waterskiing on a piece of plywood while being pulled through the paddock by a golf cart. \nSunday morning started with the Mazda MX-5 race. This “entry level” race was quite competitive and fun to watch. It was followed by the agressively driven Supertrofeo (SuperCup) race for angry-looking Lamborghinis. One unfortunate driver spun in NASCAR bend\, overcorrected\, and shot across the track into the Armco on the inside of the bend. The final event of the morning was the Porsche GT3 Cup race\, which was won by Jesse Lazare. Many of us couldn’t watch the whole GT3 Cup race because we had to line up for the Porsche parade laps immediately following. During the noon break\, Sherry Westfall got to ride in a new GT3 for one of the “hot laps” with a PCNA pro driver. These “hot laps” are fairly fast\, but not quite as fast as Sherry driving her Cayman S in a DE. \nThe main event of the weekend was the GTLM (GT Le Mans for factory pro drivers) and GTD (GT Daytona for others) enduro race in the afternoon. In GTLM\, the #3 Corvette won\, followed by the #66 Ford GT and the #912 Porsche driven by Earl Bamber and Frederick Makowieski. Somehow the “Eco Boost” label on the side of the Ford GT doesn’t seem appropriate for a 600+ horsepower twin-turbo racer. The #911 Porsche was slowed down by several off-track excursions at South Bend. See the resulting grass-covered radiator grill\, which must have caused an overheating problem until it was cleared. The only Porsche racing in GTD was the #23 GT3 RSR driven by Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas for Alex Job racing; it came in 5th in class. These annual races and the Porschplatz at VIR are quite an experience for Porsche fans and amateur racers\, who get to see what the best teams and drivers can offer. Just be sure to bring your hearing protectors—it can get painfully loud!
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SUMMARY:Fall Fling 2017
DESCRIPTION:By Harry Newman \nThe Shenandoah Region has been hosting a Fall Foliage event and/or drive for many years. It is a popular event and one that has been well attended in previous years. This year\, the Club decided to have a two-day multi-event on October 14 and 15 that included Saturday arrival drives\, a Saturday afternoon People’s Choice Concours in the Pavilion in historic downtown Harrisonburg\, a Saturday Open House and catered dinner at the MAAP facility\, a silent auction\, as well a very interesting Sunday drive to the mountains of West Virginia in Brandywine. To see photo galleries from this event\, click here and here. \nThe Saturday driving tours were led by Randy Bell from the eastern side of the Region to Stanardsville. Hank Weil led the Saturday drive from Crozet to Stanardsville\, and Jason Wavell assembled these two drives with participants that met in Stanardsville for the drive over the mountains into historic downtown Harrisonburg. \nThe host for the 2017 Fall Fling was the Madison Automotive Apprentice Program (MAAP)\, whose Executive Director is Cole Scrogham\, the first President of the Shenandoah Region. Cole’s intent was to design an event that was something a little “different.” His desire “was to have an event where you didn’t have to get up at 5 AM to clean your car\, and then stand around all day in a grassy field far from civilization\, but an event that was informal\, relaxed\, and most of all FUN!” MAAP provided a list of restaurants\, hotels\, and things to see in the area. \nThe event was designed to have a nice relaxed lunch on arrival\, so all participants could take their time to enjoy the company of others after the arrival tour\, walk and see some unique downtown shops\, or even for those so inclined\, could wash their cars. The PCA contingent that participated in the arrival drives had a wonderful lunch at the Rocktown Kitchen that was right across the street from the Pavilion. \nThe plan included moving the Porsches into the Pavilion around 1:30 PM after the Farmers’ market closed. The Concours was a very informal event that lasted about two hours and included some very nice vintage Porsches as well as some newer models. The owners and whoever happened into the Pavilion had fun swapping tales and enjoying the scenery. There was no judging\, but there was a contest for the Porsche and/or owner with the “Best Fall Colors” and a People’s Choice Award for the best Porsche at the event. \nAfter the fun at the Pavilion there was time to check into hotels\, take a nap\, go for a walk\, or do some shopping or whatever until the Madison Automotive Apprentices (MAAP) Open House from 5–6 PM. Appetizers and drinks were served at 6 PM and a great meal by James Madison University Catering was at 6:30 PM. During dinner\, there was a silent auction going on to support the MAAP non-profit organization. There were some great items for sale and the bidding became intense as the time to bid expired. There was a lot of scrambling and increasing bids for several of the old Porsche manuals\, as well as two pair of vintage sunglasses and a Yeti insulated drink cup with a Porsche logo. \nThe winner of the People’s Choice Award was Carey Lindsey and his beautiful blue Porsche 356 cabriolet. The “Best Fall Colors” Porsche was Jim Forkovitch’s spectacular Sienna Red 930 coupe. \nSunday morning started out on the cool side\, but the sky was clear and it was a beautiful morning for the contingent of seven Porsches to drive to Brandywine\, West Virginia located in the George Washington National Forest. The drive was extraordinary and there were quite a few very nice switchbacks both up and down the Shenandoah Mountains. It was a memorable drive and all were excited to have made this drive. When we got back to the Pavilion\, we chatted about the event\, the spectacular Sunday drive and the fun that we had at the 2017 Fall Fling. Some of the folks stayed in the Harrisonburg area for lunch and others started the drive back home. It was a great weekend and the weather was spectacular. \n  \n 
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